From LLR SCREC to licensees: Please be advised the previous eblast regarding the Commission's guidance of the NAR settlement inquiries contained erroneous information. For correct guidance, please visit the Commission's website, https://lIr.sc.gov/re/, and click on the Alert titled "Recent Settlement and SC Law". For more information, please contact the Commission. SCR sent the following to [...]
https://www.nar.realtor/about-nar/policies/professional-standards-and-code-of-ethics/hearing-panelists-roles-preparation-and-etiquette This information is only accurate as of 10/28/24. You must contact SCR for updates and changes to this information after 10/28/24 as laws and regulations may change over time. SCR 803-772-5206 or email info at screaltors.org or email byron at screaltors.org) This information is not legal advice. This information is intended only to provide [...]
Dear REALTORS®, Last night, you should have received a blast email from the staff at the SC Real Estate Commission with this subject line: Commission's Guidance -Recent Settlement and South Carolina Law This email was not approved by the Commissioners, specifically this sentence: "Additionally, this form also satisfies the requirements of Paragraph 58, subsection (vi) [...]
Initial reports are that the LLR email sent overnight on 10/24/24 may have been sent to all the licensees by mistake by a LLR staff person? Reports are that the LLR SCREC commissioners did not approve this email. SCR plans to broadcast information on this LLR mistake email today. Reports are that the LLR SCREC [...]
Top (Ten) Hotlines September 2024 #1 Forms! State laws Other License laws Advertising Settlement Ethics/Arbitration/Professionalism Due diligence Disclosure Agency Earnest money Property management MLS Multiple offers, escalator clauses Mediation Thanks to the SCR CFO Alan Leichtle for compiling the legal hotline statistics for the SCR MBR! This information is only accurate as of 10/23/24. You [...]
NAR's recent article on vouchers posted this week: https://narfocus.com/publication-issue/view/2024-10-14-fair-housing-housing-choice-vouchers-formerly-section-8-and-soi This information is only accurate as of 10/16/24. You must contact SCR for updates and changes to this information after 10/16/24 as laws and regulations may change over time. SCR 803-772-5206 or email info at screaltors.org or email byron at screaltors.org) This information is not legal [...]
NAR recent article on vouchers posted this week: https://narfocus.com/publication-issue/view/2024-10-14-fair-housing-housing-choice-vouchers-formerly-section-8-and-soi This information is only accurate as of 10/16/24. You must contact SCR for updates and changes to this information after 10/16/24 as laws and regulations may change over time. SCR 803-772-5206 or email info at screaltors.org or email byron at screaltors.org) This information is not legal [...]
From Tiara Pitts, Esq. SCR Director of Fair Housing Policy: What is a section 8 voucher? In South Carolina, the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program is a federal program that assists low-income families, the elderly, and disabled individuals by providing rental assistance. This voucher covers a portion of the rent, which is paid directly [...]
https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/issues/2024/oct/10-tips-to-help-avoid-wire-fraud-scams.html?utm_source=mnl:au&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=11Oct2024 This information is only accurate as of 10/11/24. You must contact SCR for updates and changes to this information after 10/11/24 as laws and regulations may change over time. SCR 803-772-5206 or email info at screaltors.org or email byron at screaltors.org) This information is not legal advice. This information is intended only to provide [...]
https://www.nar.realtor/magazine/real-estate-news/web-domain-listing-scam-is-targeting-nar-members?utm_term=A535F674-1FE5-4DE7-86BF-2B71C40DD9BA&lrh=f3d3398596de554c8ce28d0171fc77ec79f4cbe447d90ba1a9b8eade908d8477&utm_campaign=34FB1440-92D5-42F6-A71E-28B6B1CB1AB4&nwsltr=navnar&utm_content=89B51D1E-135F-4D7E-837B-6E0E283417FA This information is only accurate as of 10/08/24. You must contact SCR for updates and changes to this information after 10/08/24 as laws and regulations may change over time. SCR 803-772-5206 or email info at screaltors.org or email byron at screaltors.org) This information is not legal advice. This information is intended only to provide [...]